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Antibullying with iMessages

Anti-bullying is such a buzz-word in schools now- how do you get your students to be friends?

1. In honor of MLK Day, my students listened to the I Have a Dream Speech on YouTube. When it was over, they clapped. It was awe-inspiring.

Then, I did a lesson with my students about using iMessages to express emotions. They learned how iMessages can express happy, sad, excited, or angry emotions, and we practiced them in different situations.

I took the picture after I laminated- sorry!

Using iMessages as a sentence frame is great for ELL's because it gives them the freedom to choose their own emotions while taking away the anxiety of producing a full sentence. You could use this with special education or speech therapy students, as well. I just uploaded this lesson and activity to TPT, and you can find it here.

12 comments:

I found your blog via Doodle Bugs' linky and am now following. I really like your IMessages. I used to use these with my students at my old school who came from very rough homes. It really helped them calm down and tell me what was going on so we could continue learning.

Great ideas! I am a Title 1 intervention teacher, but I share a classroom with the ELL teacher and our students often intermix. Did I see on your TPT store that you teach in New Jersey? I am planning on moving out there this summer. I would love to hear any tips or advice you have about teaching in Jersey!

You're torturing me with that meatball picture! Back to teaching things - I LOVE the iMessages. My Russian speaker (hopefully fluent English speaker *smile*) could greatly benefit and alleviate some of his hesitation and frustration. Thanks!Melaniemelaniemorgan.edd@gmail.com

Yay! Thank you! Thank you! I received my email! I blogged about it, your TPT store, and your iMessages activity. I can't wait to use it with my little Russian speaker (though it would be great for my entire class). Thanks for sharing your hard work!!